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Last nights Paella (lots of pics

I did a version of the Naked Whiz Paella for the third time last night. I highly recommend trying it out some time. Still trying to perfect the soccarat, its hard to balance getting the rice crisp and over cooking the shell fish to death. By the way, I don't think one bottle of wine for Sangria is enough for two people!!

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I bought the rice from Amazon.com. I typed in Bomba rice and found someone selling it. I used arborio rice for the first cook I did, and the Bomba is a lot better I think, but definitely more money. The naked whiz recipe for paella has some links at the bottom for on-line spanish stores that look good, my local store was out of chorizo so that's why I excluded it this time

Looks good. If I may suggest... it looks like you may have put your shellfish and vegetables in a little too early. I usually let the rice cook a little more so that there is less liquid when they are added. You can also try covering your paella pan with foil for the last 10 or 15 minutes. It will help cook the vegetables and shell fish as well as the top layer of the rice.

By the way, I don't think one bottle of wine for Sangria is enough for two people!!

Here is a take on Sangria that was made in copious amounts for us by a bartender on a trip to Seville Spain many years ago...

Start with a couple teaspoons of sugar, add a whack of cut fruit (grapes, berries, oranges, bananas etc), then head to the liquor cabinet and grab just about everything white (clear). Add shots of rum, vodka, triple sec, a splash of gin, a shot or two of whiskey. We add a bit of melon liquer as well. Then dump your bottle of red wine and top with about a half a liter of fresca.

Looks awesome! Paella is one of my favorite things to make on the egg!

@BigWader if you close the lid while cooking you need to cover the handles in foil or they will not be red anymore. You can checkout my paella post, mine didn't last past the first cook.. You don't need to close the lid, paella is traditionally made over a open fire.

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Definitely looks amazing! I will definitely have to give this a try sometime. I imagine the paella pan would come in handy for lots of things on the egg...at least that is what I will tell the wife when the box from Amazon shows up.

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